A New England food and drink blog with frequent stops in Boston, MA and Portland, ME

So, remember free-wheeling banana-split-eating Caryn? Yeah, well, she’s gone. We won’t see her again until late-April at the earliest. Meet marathon-training Caryn, who is the most boring eater ever. This happened the last time I trained, as well. I’m ravenous from all the exercise and need to take in more calories than normal and therefore…

Not long ago Michael and I bought a pizza stone reasoning it would be fun to make pizza at home. We’re two highly-functioning adults and homemade pizza felt like a manageable task. Friends, our first attempt was completely hapless. We used store-bought dough, which was disappointing in flavor and texture. You’d need an advanced degree…

Last week I caught up over dinner with two of my nearest and dearests, Erin and Laura. I had the most unique salad. It’s a bit of an-everything-but-the-kitchen-sink situation, but the combination of ingredients really work. The medley of Summer fruit is sweet and refreshing, the prosciutto is salty, the goat cheese is creamy, the…

Last Saturday Michael and I were in Maine visiting family and celebrating our niece Ryleigh’s third birthday. It was a beautiful early-June day and we took a fantastic field trip to a Nigerian dwarf goat dairy called Sunflower Farm Creamery in Cumberland (about 20 – 30 minutes north of Portland). Friends, I am not what…

Friends, opening day at the Braintree Farmers Market is this Saturday and I can hardly wait! First item on the agenda – decide what to wear…and obviously I’ll need a tote… Once I have that all sorted out I’ll head to Quench for their Morning Buzz smoothie – coffee, banana, peanut butter, cinnamon, yogurt and almond milk –…

Meet Caryn

My name is Caryn and I live near Boston with my husband Michael. I'm a graduate of the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts and I love a baguette. I’m so glad you’ve stopped by!

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